There is a formidable conspiracy against the least grace in the heart of any saint. And if God had not resolved and promised to carry on the work it must
surely fail—where He has begun it He will surely carry it on. Our Lord will not put you in the power of His enemies to scoff and say: “This man began a spiritual building and could not finish it.” If there was not security in the promise for our perseverance, I do not believe a single soul could be saved. And we might ask the greatest Christians upon earth what secured their standing. Is it the grace they possess or the grace that is in Christ Jesus?